Lutrosus

by Scrius

My first attempt at a film screenplay. A school project that surprisingly turned out better than I would have ever expected. While certainly not without flaws and undeniably in need of more development, I feel that there is plenty of potential to be realized and that it would be a shame to have my efforts go to waste.

1. Author's Note

For as long as I can remember, I have been a hardcore lover of movies, but I was never particularly excited about the sport film genre. I've always found them cliché and pursued a simplistic format. It seemed like a tired experience. Of course I do not detest the genre. The story of an underdog overcoming defying the seemingly impossible odds and achieving victory in the end is an experience that anyone can enjoy no matter who or what they are. My perspective of the genre changed immensely thanks to my Sport Film in America course.

Sport films all seem to share the common theme of being changed for the better. Throughout this semester, I was introduced to a wide variety of different sport films, each with a unique vision and a special experience of its own. I found it a great opportunity to express my own creative ability while putting together my own sport film. Being able to take some of the elements that captivated me most in sport films and blending it with my own vision helped me realize a part of me I would never have thought existed. My own ideal sport film that does not succumb to the clichés that we've grown accustomed too and provides its own unique experience. This course was a fresh reminder of how the most unlikely genre can provide such a grand deal.